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Job summary
A leading recruitment firm is looking for a sales professional in East London, South Africa. The role requires 3-5 years of sales experience, particularly in the packaging or FMCG sectors. Responsibilities include building customer relationships, exceeding sales targets, and sourcing new business opportunities. A post Matric qualification and valid driver's license are advantageous.
Qualifications
- 3 - 5 years sales experience, preferably in Packaging or FMCG.
- Proven track record in gaining new business and achieving sales targets.
- Valid driver's license and own transport are required.
Responsibilities
- Build strong relationships with customers.
- Understand customer businesses and provide tailored packaging solutions.
- Meet and exceed monthly sales budgets and targets.
- Source new business opportunities.
- Handle customer complaints effectively.
Skills
Education
- Able to speak English and isiXhosa is advantageous.
- Have at least 3 - 5 years sales experience, preferably in Packaging or FMCG
- A post Matric sales or related qualification will be advantageous.
- Have a proven track record in sales of sourcing of new business and growing of sales budgets.
- An understanding of the plastics/packaging industry would be advantageous.
- Computer Literacy (EXCEL, WORD, POWERPOINT)
- Must have a valid drivers license and own transport.
- Must be comfortable travelling and sourcing business in the Transkei.
Responsibilities:
- Build strong relationships with customers personally and professionally
- To really understand the customers business and provide them with packaging solutions, not just packaging
- Meeting and exceeding of monthly sales budgets and targets.
- Sourcing of new business and opportunities to fill up machine capacity.
- Attend to customer complaints effectively.
- Respond to the customer within 24 hours.
- Manage price increases with customers effectively.
- Ability to write and manage budgets, weekly estimate and other sales reports.
- To provide the business with forecasts ensuring that they have the right products at the right time.
- Analyse what are our competitors doing i.t.o pricing strategies, customers perceptions of them
- Responsible for leading Design Review meeting for new products and changes in current products
- Daily reporting on customer and feedback
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.